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The end of the domestic presidency?
As President Obama spoke before the U.N. General Assembly today, a new Gallup poll showed an American public far more trusting of their government on international rather than domestic affairs. Gallup's annual Governance survey finds 57% of Americans...
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Thu, Sep 23 2010 10:29 AM
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United Nations
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Obama Administration
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U.S. Foreign Policy
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International Relations
Never say no to panda
I'm not sure if this series of ads are a signal of growing Chinese influence in the Middle East, the culture of violence and impunity in Mubarak's Egypt, or the passions aroused by competition among dairy products in our globalized marketplace...
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Thu, Sep 23 2010 7:57 AM
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FP Passport
Morning Brief: China blocks exports of rare earth metals to Japan in escalating diplomatic row
China blocks exports of rare earth metals to Japan in escalating diplomatic row Top story: China halted the sale of rare earth metals to Japan over an escalating dispute sparked by Japan's arrest of a Chinese ship captain. Chinese authorities refused...
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Thu, Sep 23 2010 5:44 AM
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Is China making a rare earth power play?
At one point in Diamonds Are Forever , the 1971 James Bond thriller, Agent 007 asks the villain, who has covertly amassed a stockpile of valuable gems: "What do you intend to do with those diamonds?" "An excellent question," the evil...
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Thu, Sep 23 2010 3:16 AM
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FP Passport
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China
Brazilians: Our corrupt politicians are doing a great job!
According to a new poll by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, 79 percent of Brazilians think that political corruption is a "major problem" in their country. On the other hand, all that corruption doesn't seem to be keeping leaders from delivering...
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Wed, Sep 22 2010 8:40 AM
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The lost Ethiopians of Kyrgyzstan
A strange story of 80 men trapped in geopolitical limbo since the end of the Cold War: Tesgaye, once an aspiring fighter pilot, was one of 80 Ethiopian cadets sent to a Soviet military training facility in the remote republic of Kyrgyzstan in 1989 to...
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Wed, Sep 22 2010 8:13 AM
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Africa
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Central Asia
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Migration/Immigration
Sandinistas make some edits on constitution while no one's looking
This is a new tactic. Having failed to legally ammend the Nicaraguan constitution to keep his political allies in office, President Daniel Ortega simply had the constitution reprinted with a few key changes while the country was away on vacation. The...
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Wed, Sep 22 2010 8:00 AM
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Latin America
Morning Brief: Chinese premier threatens action against Japan
Chinese premier threatens action against Japan Top news: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao demanded the immediate release of a Chinese fishing boat captain, who has been held for two weeks, as Chinese-Japanese tension continued to rise. “This is totally illegal...
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Wed, Sep 22 2010 5:38 AM
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Woodward strikes again
Bob Woodward's new book about Barack Obama's presidency promises to create enormous headaches for a White House that's already reeling from a weak economic recovery and a surging Republican opposition, judging by accounts in the New York Times...
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Tue, Sep 21 2010 10:43 PM
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Russian missiles and Israeli love - By Mohammad Sagha
A top-ranking Russian official recently confirmed his nation's intention to go ahead with the sale of some particularly lethal cruise missiles to Syria. Israel, not-so-surprisingly, is not-so-happy . The supersonic Russian Yakhont missiles have a...
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Tue, Sep 21 2010 2:43 PM
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Russia
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Interpol chief impersonated on Facebook
In a speech in Hong Kong arguing that cybercrime may be "one of the most dangerous criminal threats ever," and detailing his organization's efforst to counter it, Interpol Chief Ronald K. Noble told this harrowing tale of his own brush with...
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Tue, Sep 21 2010 10:45 AM
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Internet
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Vatican bank investigated for money laundering
In yet another scandal for the Catholic Church, Italian authorities are investigating the Vatican Bank on suspicion of money laundering: The Bank of Italy investigation was prompted by two wire transfers which the Vatican Bank asked Credito Artigiano...
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Tue, Sep 21 2010 9:52 AM
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Morning Brief: 2010 becomes the deadliest year for NATO forces in Afghanistan after helicopter crash
2010 becomes the deadliest year for NATO forces in Afghanistan after helicopter crash Top story: Nine soldiers from the U.S.-led international coalition were killed in southern Afghanistan when their helicopter crashed, bringing the total number of casualties...
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Tue, Sep 21 2010 5:50 AM
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'What do you expect of us as a medium?'
Gunmen shot a journalist dead last week, and wounded another, to express their displeasure with media coverage of their group. The murder added to the tens of journalists who have been killed in the country over the last four years. In response to this...
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Mon, Sep 20 2010 4:05 PM
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Media
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Mexico
Egypt gets open-source mapping to beat sexual harassment
Egypt is infamous both for the sexual harassment women endure and the government's lackluster response to the problem. Now, a private venture called HarassMap will allow women to instantly report incidents of sexual harassment through text messages...
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Mon, Sep 20 2010 12:03 PM
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Middle East
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Women
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Egypt
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